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Mesquite Creek Bridge

Hamilton County, Texas

Photos 

Photo taken by Barclay Gibson

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BH Photo #249877

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Mesquite Creek Bridge on CR 617
Location
Hamilton County, Texas
Status
Removed and replaced
History
Replaced 2009
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+31.72832, -98.28848   (decimal degrees)
31°43'42" N, 98°17'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/567404/3510542 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pottsville
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 090980AA0302001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33074 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Hamilton County, Texas (31)
Lost (25,046)
Lost 2009 (339)
Lost during 2000s (4,201)
One-lane traffic (7,614)
Owned by county (20,868)
Pony truss (16,256)
Replaced by new bridge (16,832)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,713)
 Structurally deficient (14,095)
Texas (2,481)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)
Truss (33,004)
Warren pony truss (3,372)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (682)
Warren truss (6,583)
Wooden deck (6,083)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2013: New photos from Barclay Gibson
  • March 20, 2011: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Updated status per forum posting

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Mesquite Creek Bridge
Posted March 20, 2011, by aaron leibold (aaron [dot] mightypenguin [at] gmail [dot] com)

Bridge replaced by concrete deck.